Mukanga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mukanga in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MukangaHaut-Lomami (Region)Democratic Republic of the Congo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mukanga plotted against Haut-Lomami and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Mukanga followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Haut-Lomami which rose steadily and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mukanga's incremental SNDi fell from 3.05 to 2.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mukanga ranked 7th out of 17 cities in Haut-Lomami and 52nd out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.78
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
37th of 186
Rank in Haut-Lomami
3rd of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.51
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
52nd of 186
Rank in Haut-Lomami
7th of 17

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MukangaPayathonzuAnfu County

In new street additions, Mukanga fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Payathonzu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Anfu County built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Mukanga became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Payathonzu fluctuated in connectivity and Anfu County became progressively more disconnected. Mukanga and Payathonzu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.